I don't know, but now I'm picturing Sirtis and McFadden in a knockdown, drag-out bar brawl, which is pretty amusing.
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I don't know, but now I'm picturing Sirtis and McFadden in a knockdown, drag-out bar brawl, which is pretty amusing.
I didn't get to take pictures with him either (sadly) it was about $350 for an autograph and like $800 for a picture and autograph, I'm a broke military girl and that was way out of my budget. But being the only one in the group in a Trek costume he smiled and half waved at me which was nice
Part of me says "$350 for an autograph? That's insane!", but the other part says "I wonder how much I can get for my blood...".
I'm guessing somehow conventions set the pricing for pics/autographs. Because at my con Shatner's autograph was only $80. (A picture op. was another $70 or $80.)
I don't know, but now I'm picturing Sirtis and McFadden in a knockdown, drag-out bar brawl, which is pretty amusing.
Okay, so Day 2 of the con I'm in a panel room with Spiner and Burton. It's early on and I hear someone on the microphone behind me badgering Spiner/Burton about an encounter he heard that happened behind him between Sirtis and McFadden. It was Frakes sort-of doing a "crazy old man" voice. During this, McFadden comes onto the stage and to speak-out in her defense a bit and and as she's leaving the stage she goes, "And I did not push Marina!" and as she begins to walk away Spiner trips her a bit.
So, this is pretty early on the day of the con and I hadn't seen Sirtis yet, so I wasn't sure what to think. But later that day I was at McFadden's booth to get my autograph and I say to her, "You know, I see Marina down there and she's in a cast. I thought you guys were fooling around this morning!"
Spiner is in the adjacent booth and he turns to say, "Because she pushed her!"
McFadden, "Oh, I did not!"
Then when I visited Sirtis's booth I talked with her a bit about the touch of irony about her needing to be at a doctor last-night in the wake of her semi-rant she had at her own panel the day before about the opposition people in the mid-west have given to "Obamacare"/the ACA. "Yeah, I know! It's a good thing I have health insurance!" she says.
So, anyway, as it turned out, I guess the cast was in an area bar/restaurant Friday night and talking about the experiences at the con. McFadden was joking around showing "jealousy" over Sirtis having more people at her booth than McFadden did. And either lightly pushed her or play-tripped her. Eitherway, a combination of either clumsiness, drunkenness or just being in heels Marina fell and fractured her arm.
Everyone was pretty jovial and in good spirits about it so it was obviously seen as an accident and not out of any malicious intent.
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I didn't get to take pictures with him either (sadly) it was about $350 for an autograph and like $800 for a picture and autograph, I'm a broke military girl and that was way out of my budget. But being the only one in the group in a Trek costume he smiled and half waved at me which was nice
Part of me says "$350 for an autograph? That's insane!", but the other part says "I wonder how much I can get for my blood...".
I'm guessing somehow conventions set the pricing for pics/autographs. Because at my con Shatner's autograph was only $80. (A picture op. was another $70 or $80.)
Oh, good! I should have enough blood to get one of those.
Cool! That's a great photo.
Somewhere, in LeVar Burton's home, is a painting of him aging horribly. I swear, he's barely aged a day.
Somewhere, in LeVar Burton's home, is a painting of him aging horribly. I swear, he's barely aged a day.
The hotel workers at the bar crawl all had to wear Trek costumes (though I'm disappointed they went with the new movie costumes.)
Probably the easiest thing to get on short notice, online or at a costume shop.
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A few more photos I found after some serious digging:
Here's that picture of Armin Shimerman. He was nice enough to let me take a photo, as long as he didn't look at the camera (his agent wanted to charge me).
This was our chicago style pizza we had in Chicago. It was delicious.
This was my gold pass. I felt a little like Jesus wearing this thing around. As you can see, spots 1,2, and 8 aren't marked. 1 and 2 were Gwynyth Walsh and Barbra March, whom we missed because of a schedule change due to Mr. Nimoy's cancellation. #8 was Jacob Kogan (young Spock ST09), whom we missed as well.
Here's a candid photo of Marc Alaimo. He may seem frustrated in this picture, but that's only because he was. This picture was taken by my friend, who insisted on getting one after pestering Mr. Alaimo at the breakfast bar. I stood across the room on that one.
Here is probably the best shot I got of Christopher Lloyd.
Here's that picture of Armin Shimerman. He was nice enough to let me take a photo, as long as he didn't look at the camera (his agent wanted to charge me).
This was our chicago style pizza we had in Chicago. It was delicious.
This was my gold pass. I felt a little like Jesus wearing this thing around. As you can see, spots 1,2, and 8 aren't marked. 1 and 2 were Gwynyth Walsh and Barbra March, whom we missed because of a schedule change due to Mr. Nimoy's cancellation. #8 was Jacob Kogan (young Spock ST09), whom we missed as well.
Here's a candid photo of Marc Alaimo. He may seem frustrated in this picture, but that's only because he was. This picture was taken by my friend, who insisted on getting one after pestering Mr. Alaimo at the breakfast bar. I stood across the room on that one.
Here is probably the best shot I got of Christopher Lloyd.
Okay here we go..
^Leonard Nimoy via SKYPE chatting to the con
BONUS non-trek person, be glad I didn't post ALL the non-trek folk:
MISSING god knows where the pics are.. Bob Picardo, Walter Koenig, Chase Masterson and probably a bunch of Ferengi..
^Leonard Nimoy via SKYPE chatting to the con
BONUS non-trek person, be glad I didn't post ALL the non-trek folk:
MISSING god knows where the pics are.. Bob Picardo, Walter Koenig, Chase Masterson and probably a bunch of Ferengi..
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I don't usually bother with photos - I get autographs instead. But I do have a couple... this first one is from Toronto Trek 3, and dates from before the actors found out that they could make money from posing for photos or signing autographs:
For the young'uns on the board who might not recognize him, that's Mark Lenard on the left. (Yes, I had a perm. Give me a break - it was 1989.)
This one, I paid for last year at Gallifrey One:
For non-Whovians: behind me is Paul McGann, the 8th Doctor. The woman is Daphne Ashbrook, who played Dr. Grace Holloway opposite Paul in the TV movie. (She also played Melora in the DS9 episode of the same title.)
For the young'uns on the board who might not recognize him, that's Mark Lenard on the left. (Yes, I had a perm. Give me a break - it was 1989.)
This one, I paid for last year at Gallifrey One:
For non-Whovians: behind me is Paul McGann, the 8th Doctor. The woman is Daphne Ashbrook, who played Dr. Grace Holloway opposite Paul in the TV movie. (She also played Melora in the DS9 episode of the same title.)
Awesome pictures!!! I found these pictures that I did the day comicon started. It was a photo shoot I did in my costume and I obviously had a blast lol. 1 of the pictures I'm holding a type 2 phaser that attaches to another piece to become a type 1 phaser. I love that thing!
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Be careful in that red uniform! 
To be frank, while I like you in the uniform Brie I'd love it if you did one not in modeling "fuck me" pose but in Star Trek "I'm ready to kill you" pose. I'm thinking of Jadzia as I type this who always looked ready to fight (Klingon ladyman that she was).
I'm not fond of the way women in modelling end up in poses that make them look weak.
I'm not fond of the way women in modelling end up in poses that make them look weak.
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The person shooting Brie, I cannot Help but feel went to the Austin Powers School of Photography.
Okay, real question: Have you ever spent an hour in a chair at a salon trying to get your hair up into a beehive like Uhura or Rand?
Okay, real question: Have you ever spent an hour in a chair at a salon trying to get your hair up into a beehive like Uhura or Rand?
Um excuse me? I did not give a "fuck me" pose and I have many more pictures in my uniform where I look like I'm going to kill someone, part of a photo shoot is giving all kinds of emotion. So don't just jump into an assumption about modeling like that...your wording was very inappropriate.
No I really wanted to do my hair like yeoman Rand for comicon but that would take forever!
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Have you considered trying makeup styles, like being Vulcan or Orion?
It's a fair assumption about modeling. See: everything. My wording is WHAT a lot of modeling is going for, that's what makes those poses a success. In another era it would be the odalisque. Let's not pretend otherwise.
I am adding commentary. Frankly if it you were not in a starfleet outfit I wouldn't have bothered. It's the context provided. If someone stood around like that in a Trek movie with their hips throw outwards everyone would freak, look at the response to Marcus's underwear. Putting a Trek uniform on for the usual modeling poses is funny, except when it isn't.
Blah blah blah, gamesters of triskelion.
As to Rand's hair obviously it was a wig but.. did people actually wear their hair like that and it wasn't?
Obvious to all women in the world it was wig.
Men are careless and stupid.
We get fooled by padded bras!
If women of that era wanted to be the prettiest girl in the room (circa 1967) at a night club, and didn't have 700 dollars for a believable/human hair wig, they they would spend an hour or two doing that to themself. Considering that we are talking about "children" as well, with no disposable income, I'm thinking that there would be a buddy system in play. "If you Beehive me, I'll beehive you, and then we'll both have boyfriends."
Imagine if you were the only woman at the party/night club who didn't have a beehive so the boys thought that you were invisible? What that would do to your self esteem?
Growing up, the Barwoman/landlord at the Rover's Return seemed like she had 8 feet of hair above her ears on Coronation Street.
Men are careless and stupid.
We get fooled by padded bras!
If women of that era wanted to be the prettiest girl in the room (circa 1967) at a night club, and didn't have 700 dollars for a believable/human hair wig, they they would spend an hour or two doing that to themself. Considering that we are talking about "children" as well, with no disposable income, I'm thinking that there would be a buddy system in play. "If you Beehive me, I'll beehive you, and then we'll both have boyfriends."
Imagine if you were the only woman at the party/night club who didn't have a beehive so the boys thought that you were invisible? What that would do to your self esteem?
Growing up, the Barwoman/landlord at the Rover's Return seemed like she had 8 feet of hair above her ears on Coronation Street.
But HOW does the hair advance heaven-ward to such a degree?
Okay, spray. Lots of spray.
When I lived in London I knew a lot of punks who had their hair stuck up in (deliciously fluorescent) mohawks held together by super glue. Actual super glue, I watched the application, it was rather exciting. But if it all fell out they could just transition into skinheads which girls in 1967 unfortunately could not.
Okay, spray. Lots of spray.
When I lived in London I knew a lot of punks who had their hair stuck up in (deliciously fluorescent) mohawks held together by super glue. Actual super glue, I watched the application, it was rather exciting. But if it all fell out they could just transition into skinheads which girls in 1967 unfortunately could not.
